California · 2025 pay · 563 people
How much does a sterile processing tchn make in California?
$65,772typical pay for a sterile processing tchn in 2025
$43,072 – $84,508what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 4.8% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where sterile processing tchns work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Sterile Processing Tchn 1100 people$52,760
- Sterile Processing Tchn 2339 people$65,772
- Sterile Processing Tchn 3105 people$84,644
- Sterile Processing Tchn 419 people$104,456
Highest-paid sterile processing tchns, 2025
Common questions
How much does a sterile processing tchn make in California?
The typical sterile processing tchn was paid $65,772 in 2025; most earned between $43,072 and $84,508. This counts all 563 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 8.6% of all pay for sterile processing tchns in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Sterile Processing Tchn, at any level (for example "Sterile Processing Tchn 1"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this